Tag: 2025

JaMya is a 17-year-old who resides in Prattville, Alabama, who has been passionate about art since she was young. In addition to her love for journalism, she enjoys baking and gaming in her free time. Currently involved in the beta club, art club, and yearbook staff at school, JaMya actively nurtures her creative mind. She aspires to share her unique visions with others through various forms of expression. Whether that be from her artworks or from her pictures, she works to share her love for the craft with many.

Jaden “Jd” Smith is a junior at Cox Mill High School in Concord, North Carolina. He is pursuing his passion for sports journalism and environmental advocacy. As the Director of Articles for his school’s sports network and an alumnus of WJMC 2024 he is committed to storytelling. Beyond his academic pursuits, Jaden enjoys playing baseball, playing music and creative writing. His experience at WJMC was phenomenal, and he encourages future youth correspondents to seize this incredible opportunity to grow both personally and professionally.

Jack is a junior and a wjmc alumni. He is interested in going into pre-law in college and does photography in his freetime. Jack wanted to join the youth advisory board to come back to George Mason as he is pretty interested in the school.

Hayes Davis, a Junior at Roxboro Community School in Roxboro, North Carolina, attended the Washington Journalism and Media Conference in 2024. Hayes is a writer for his school’s section of the local newspaper, yearbook editor, and photographer. Hayes loves listening to music, running, and spending time at the beach. He is interested in majoring in journalism and public relations, and hopes to make WJMC even more enjoyable for the 2025 group of correspondents.

Grayson LaBarreare is a 2024 Alumni joining us as a YAB member for the 2025 WJMC year! George Mason has taught Grayson the importance of networking, as well as giving her life long friends! Grayson is so happy to be continuing her journey with WJMC in 2025!

Fiona Brown is a senior at Lennard High School in Florida. She is captain of her Interscholastic Equestrian Association team and competes for Madison Stables and Tarawin Farm. She is also a Collegiate Academy Ambassador for her school and talks to middle school students and their parents about a future path in the Lennard Collegiate Academy. Fiona attended WJMC in the summer of 2024 where she was able to explore journalism as a career and make meaningful connections to those she met.

Emmerson is an Alumni of WJMC Session 2 of 2024. She will be attending college in the fall of 2025 to study Radio, Television and Film. She is working towards becoming a film actress. She focuses heavily on her craft of acting as well as consistently writing. Though she is extremely visually impaired she manages to still strive for success and achieve it and she hopes to instill that part of her in others.

Emma is a wonderful, hard working person. She makes it her point to make sure everyone around her is happy, safe and healthy. Emma likes to do so by setting things up that everyone enjoys and having things anyone can use. She is a joy to be around.

Emily Cypher is a Junior at Lake Highland Preparatory School in Orlando, Florida. As someone who loves to be active in her community, Emily is the President of her club Craft of Service, and is the Director of Photography for her school’s award-winning publication, The Twice-Told Tale. Outside of school, Emily had the opportunity to be a part of WJCM as well as getting to study abroad for a week long course at Oxford’s Pembroke College with Oxbridge. Emily continues to explore her passion for journalism and media, constantly looking for new opportunities.

Webster is a WJMC alum from 2024 and lives in Severna Park Maryland where she is the Editor-in-Chief of the school newspaper and an editor for her school’s literary arts magazine. In addition to journalism she has an interest in politics and enjoys combining the two and writing articles about political topics. Webster is very passionate about journalism and is excited to come back to WJMC to help other young journalists discover the field of journalism through the program